Bimbingan belajar 7

PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN BOJONEGORO
DINAS PENDIDIKAN
SMA NEGERI 1 BOJONEGORO
BIMBINGAN BELAJAR INTENSIF KELAS XII TAHUN PELAJARAN 2009/2010

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
Kelas : XII IPA/IPS
Pertemuan ke : VII (Tujuh)

Text 1

We often hear people talking about generation gap. The name is new, but the idea is old. Young people and their parents do not understand each other. The world keep changing. It has always kept changing. During the second century A.D. a wise man said : “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.”
There are always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now. Old Mr. Ellis thinks he understands what has happened : “when I was a boy, I though the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older, I learned about people were treated badly, people who did not have enough to eat. I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. He went to meetings and talked a lot, but it did not seem to make much difference.
Our children grew up in a world at war. They did not know when the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They did not want to think about the future. They thought nothing could be done about it. Now I have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas. They are trying to take the world better. They are trying to help other people. They are making people listen to them. I am proud of their generation.

1. Generation gap is them used to ….
a. differentiate old ideas from new ideas
b. contrast new name and old idea
c. show the inability of the young and old to understanding and another
d. stress the fact that the world in always changing

2. The wise man’s words (line 5-6) were meant to have a ….
a. indirect meaning c. precise meaning
b. literal meaning d. denotative meaning

3. We can conclude from the text that Mr. Ellis had a ….. childhood.
a. sad b. happy c. bad d. difficult

4. Mr. Ellis married a women, who like hair?
a. wanted other people food to eat c. had a very pleasant life
b. wanted to hap those who were treated badly d. how to make the world better

5. Mr. Ellis and his wife used to attend meeting that discussed
a. how to get enough food to eat c. what can overcome generation gap
b. what could make a difference d. how to make the world better

6. Mr. Ellis’ children grew up
a. in a beautiful and pleasant atmosphere c. in an unpleasant environment
b. fighting one another all the time d. having nice clothes and toys

7. Mr. Ellis’ children didn’t want to think about the future because they thought
a. the war would never end c. their grandchildren would have their own, ideas
b. they could create a better world d. no one could change the future

8. Mr. Ellis is proud of their grandchildren because ……
a. they try to help other people c. both A and B above
b. they have their own ideas d. not A nor B above


9. According to the text Mr. Ellis.
a. does not suffer from a generation gap
b. succeeded in eliminating generation gap
c. tried hard but failed to overcome generation gap
d. has experienced a bitter generation gap

10. Paragraph 3 of the text shows a sharp contrast between Mr. Ellis’s children and grandchildren, that is …..
a. the children are more creative and successful than the grandchildren
b. the grandchildren are trying to change the world, while the children are indifferent
c. the children experienced war and tried to stop it, but the grandchildren didn’t experience and didn’t care about war
d. the children wanted their own children to lead a happy life, not the life that the grandchildren wanted

Text 2

Edward Silver used to be an arm officer, but he is in prison now. Every day is exactly the same day for him. It is winter now and Silver and all the other men get up at six, when it is still cold and dark. They have breakfast at six thirty. Some of the men work in the prison factory, where they make mail-bags, but Silver of ten works in the fields outside.
The men have lunch at twelve. Lunch lasts an hour and then the men go back to work again. Dinner is at six, Silver usually goes to the prison library after dinner and reads until nine thirty. The lights go out at ten.
The day is long, hard and boring and every man has a lot of time to think. They usually think about why they are there. Silver does. He always thinks about two men. One of them is called Eric Hoffman. He used to be an army officer, just like Silver. Silver knows that Hoffman has a lot of money now. The second man’s name is Aton. This is all Silver knows about him. Hoffman knows where and who Aton is, but Silver doesn’t.
Every night Silver lies in bed and thinks about Eric Hoffman and Aton. There is another thing he thinks about, too. Escaping. He wants to escape and find Hoffman, and then the other man. Silver is in prison for something he did not do.

11. Life in prison is boring because …
a. the day is long and hard c. every day is exactly the same
b. it is winter now d. the men have to work

12. The prisoners have a lot of time to think usually …..
a. when they are working in the prison factory or fields c. after dinner
b. at night after the lights are out d. in winter

13. From paragraph 1 we know that Silver …
a. always works in the fields c. makes mail-bags
b. sometimes works in the prison factory d. none of the above (not 1, 2, or 3)

14. From paragraph 2 we may conclude that the prisoners …..
a. go to bed at ten o’clock c. eat lunch and dinner and read together
b. read in the library until nine thirty d. have to work again after dinner

15. Paragraph 5 tells us …..
a. about the prisoners and others outside the prison
b. only about the situation in the prison
c. about Silver when he was in the army
d. only about Silver, Hoffman and Aton

16. From paragraph 4 we may deduce that ….
a. Hoffman wants to meet Silver c. for Silver to escape he needs Hoffman and Aton
b. Aton wants to meat Silver and Hoffman d. Silver has probably made plants to escape


17. If he can escape from prison Silver wants to find Hoffman and Aton perhaps …..
a. to get money from Hoffman
b. to kill them because they didn’t help him to escape from prison
c. because it’s they who made him go to prison
d. because both Hoffman and Aton know his secrets

18. Silver used to be an army officer (line 1) means : …
a. Silver still works for the army
b. Silver was in the army but not anymore
c. Silver exploited an army officer to help him
d. Silver wants to enter the army after he goes out of prison

19. Lunch lasts an hour … (line 9) means : …
a. the prisoners will eat lunch in an hour
b. lunch time is at one o’clock
c. after one o’clock lunch is not served anymore
d. lunch continues for an hour

20. For in Silver is in prison for something he did not do (line 27) means
a. although b. because of c. since d. while

Text 3

When Tom decided to go on a holiday to England, he wrote a friend of his who was living in London and asked if he could meet him at the airport. The friend wrote back to say that he would be there. So Tom was surprised when he reached the airport to find that his friend had not turned up.

He walked around for a short while and then, because he had a slight headache, went in to the restaurant and had a cup of strong, black coffee. After that he felt much better. He bought a couple of magazine at the bookstall and went into the lounge to read them. He felt sure that his friend would come fairly soon, though he was beginning to get worried.

He had just started to read his magazine when his friend arrived with a young lady. Tom’s friend apologized for being late and explained what had happened. Apparently he had arranged to meet the young lady at six o’clock, just outside the underground station not far from where he was living. The young lady who had only traveled on the underground once before, had set out in good time but unfortunately she had got on a train going in the wrong direction. She traveled for several stops before she realized this, because the train was very crowded and she could not see the names of the stations. By the time she got to the right station, she was nearly three quarters of an hour late.

21. Why did Tome write a letter to his friend in London?
a. To know wheter his friend could also take a holiday when he was there
b. To ask his friend to talk about his girl friend
c. To see wheter his friend could pick him up at the airport
d. To get some information about how to travel in London
e. To know wheter it was wort spending his holidays in London

22. When Tom arrived at the airport …..
a. he found out that his friend had already left
b. he looked for his friends but did not see him
c. he went straight to the restaurant and had some coffee
d. he was immediately welcomed by his friend
e. he began to read he magazine that he had bought

23. Tom’s friend was supposed to meet the young lady …..
a. before he fetched Tom at the airport
b. after Tom had taken a good rest
c. at the airport when Tom arrived
d. at a quarter to seven at Tom’s house
e. at the underground station together with Tom
24. The young lady was late him meeting Tom’s friend because …..
a. The names of the train stations are not clear
b. she had taken the wrong train
c. she left almost 45 minutes late
d. she had never taken the underground before
e. the train went into the wrong direction

25. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
a. Tom wanted a cup of black coffee to relieve his headache
b. Tom’s friend lived near an underground station
c. The young lady couldn’t get on the crowded train
d. Tom had something to drink before his friends arrived
e. The young lady didn’t come at the appointed time

26. “His friend had not turned up.” (line 3-4)
The underlined words mean ….
a. appeared b. acted c. stayed d. remembered e. returned

PASSIVE VOICE

27. Tomorrow the car ….. by my brother.
a. will be driven c. is driven e. would be driven
b. has been driven d. was driven

28. Last night a mouse …. by my cat.
a. was catching c. is caught e. has been caught
b. was caught d. is being caught

29. The tax …. ever month.
a. must be paid c. must be paying e. will pay
b. must pay d. must have been being paid

30. “Is the new edition of this book already available”
“Not yet, ….”
a. it is printing c. it is being printed e. it was printed
b. it has been printed d. it has been being printed

31. The wedding party … in “Horizon” now.
a. is celebrated c. was celebrated e. is being celebrated
b. has been celebrated d. had been celebrated

32. Adrian’s letter … by Hart last week.
a. is received c. is being received e. was been received
b. was received d. will be received

33. “Where’s your car?”
“It … “
a. is to be serviced c. will be serviced e. was received
b. is being serviced d. has been serviced

34. “Who will be the chairman of the association?”
“ … by the members”
a. which is elected c. to be elected e. they who elected
b. are elected d. the one elected

35. This letter …. right away.
a. should mail c. should have mailed e. should be mail
b. should be mailing d. should be mailed

36. Morning newspaper that is … in Jakarta can reach its readers anywhere in the country on the same day.
a. publicity c. publication e. published
b. publicly d. publishing

37. “Did you attend the meeting?”
“I … to attend the meeting, but I couldn’t come”
a. am invited c. would be invited e. am being invited
b. was invited d. was being invited

38. Tuti is sweeping the floor. This sentence means: …
a. The floor was swept d. The floor will be being swept
b. The floor is being swept e. The floor was being swept
c. The floor must be swept

39. A wooden bridge … here next year.
a. is going to build c. will be built e. is built
b. is to build d. is building

40. Find the passive form of “someone is following us”.
a. We are followed by someone d. We are being followed by someone
b. We are being following someone e. We have been followed by someone
c. We will be followed by someone

41. Ida has been allowed to get married by her father.
This means : ….
a. Her marries her father d. Her father has been married
b. Her father has married by her e. Her father has allowed Ida to get married
c. Her father has married Ida

GERRUND AND PARTICIPLES

42. Hearing the voice of her friend she jumped out of bed.
It means ….
a. Before she heard the voice of her friends she jumped out of bed
b. When she heard the voice of her friend, she jumped out of bed
c. After she hears the voice of her friend, she jumped out of bed
d. Before she hears the voice of her friend, she jumped out of bed
e. When she hears the voice of her friend, she jumped out of bed

43. … unfortunate, you have to be patient.
a. being b. to be c. to have been d. been e. be

44. I don’t like your … late every time.
a. to come b. come c. comes d. coming e. came

45. … in the sea is my hobby.
a. Has Fished b. Fishing c. Be fished d. Be fishing e. To fishing

46. What do they object to?
… more than a hours a day.
a. Working c. they have worked e. they work
b. to work d. work

47. Ani : “what did the doctor say?”
Siti : “He said that I must stop … “
a. smoke c. to be smoking e. to smoking
b. to smoke d. smoking


48. You can trust him because him … the truth.
a. told b. telling c. was telling d. to tell e. would tell

49. Rini : “What would you like to have for breakfast?”
Nina : “… is OK.”
a. Anything b. all c. Nothing d. Something e. Everything

50. This book tells you how to win at the games without really …
a. cheat b. to cheat c. cheating d. cheated e. cheats